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Quickstart to Swing : An Easy – to – Follow Guide for Swing Dancing – Beginner through Expert (QuickStart Dance)
The third in the Quickstart dance series deals with the most popular dance in the world from America’s most popular author of books on the topic of dance.
100 Swing Variations with Applications in the following 4 Rhythms:
1. Single – Street or Club
2. Double – Jitterbug
3. Double – Kick
4. Triple – East Coast Swing
This text is presented in a logical, easy to understand, cumulative format that includes all the basic and advanced skills necessary for the successful learning, partnering, and teaching of Swing dancing.
Quickstart to Swing is written with Jeff Allen’s noted kinesiological approach along with the mental and physical attitudes and philosophies that will make any level dancer successful.
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Dancing Through History
Setting dance within a cultural context that is both understandable and interesting, this insightful reference captures the true art form of dance and traces the activity of dance as it existed down through the ages and all over the world. Beginning with the origins of dance and moving on to what takes place on Western dance stages today, this volume offers a sweeping overview of primitive, ethnic, and folk dance forms … examines the major branches of Western dance art including ballet from its inception in 16th century Europe, modern dance, jazz, avant-garde, and the international eclectic contemporary scene … tracks the repertory, technical training of performers, and creative theory of the many traditions that unify this art form … includes discussions of significant dancers, their contributions, and the performers that inspired them; the background of period styles; pertinent ideas of major choreographers; capsule biographies of outstanding dance artists; effects of music and design on choreography; national characteristics of dance; the psychology of performers; and coverage on such concepts as Classic, Romantic, and Avant-garde to clarify trends and invoke thought on the Dance Art and society … and makes many comparisons to current day events. Suitable for anyone involved or interested in dance history.
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